Kathryn Wheelbarger’s resignation is effective as of July 4, three people said.
The Pentagon’s top official overseeing international security affairs resigned on Thursday after the White House abruptly nixed her nomination for a permanent senior role over White House concerns that she was not loyal enough to the president, according to five people familiar with the move.
Kathryn Wheelbarger’s resignation is effective as of July 4, three of the people said.
The news of the resignation, first reported by Reuters, comes just days after the White House announced a new choice for the No. 2 position at the Pentagon overseeing military intelligence after souring on Wheelbarger, its initial pick. Instead, President Donald Trump intends to nominate Bradley Hansell, a retired Army Special Forces officer, to be deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security, the White House announced Friday.
It also comes two days after acting comptroller Elaine McCusker submitted her resignation, following the White House’s decision to pull her nomination to be permanent comptroller. McCusker questioned last summer’s freeze on military aid to Ukraine, which was at the heart of Trump’s impeachment.
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The Pentagon’s top official overseeing international security affairs resigned today after the White House abruptly nixed her nomination for a permanent senior role over White House concerns that she was not loyal enough to President Trumphttps://t.co/F6RF9X8JZB
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